NATO Fighters Intercepted Russian Jets Today, Lavtia Says
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NATO fighter planes made interceptions of seven Russian military aircraft near Latvia’s border today, following a similar incident yesterday, the country’s army said on its Twitter account.
F-16s based in the Baltic states intercepted two Russian Su-24 fighter aircraft and then later a group of five, comprising two Su-24, two MiG-31 and one Su-27 fighter, a day after North Atlantic Treaty Organization planes intercepted seven Russian jets, the Latvian army said.